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failure is almost certain. A small area may be seeded and inoc- 

 ulated the first year, from which soil may be secured for larger 

 areas in following seasons. 



Seeding. 



Seeding of alfalfa should best be done from the ioth to 20th 

 of August, though success may be had from seeding a few days 

 later than this, provided that other conditions are favorable. 

 The other seeding is, however, to be preferred, providing there 

 is a sufficient amount of moisture in the soil to germinate the 

 seed. 



The seed should by all means be'put in with a drill when this 

 is at all possible, and should be placed from % to 1^ inches 

 below the surface. In order to get the most uniform stand it is 

 often advisable to go over the field twice, putting in one-half of 

 the seed each time and crossing the field the second time over. 

 If it is impossible to secure a drill the seed may be applied 

 broadcast and harrowed in well, or even disked in. This may 

 well be clone toward evening when any moisture in the surface 

 soil will help to secure germination. 



Seed. 



Only seed that is of the best quality should be used. Most 

 seed companies handle several grades, varying much in quality, 

 purity and germination. Samples and prices may well be se- 

 cured from several seed companies, and then the best selected. 

 The College stands ready at all times to test free of cost any 

 samples of seed for impurities and germination. 



In order that farmers may know from personal experience 

 something of the possibilities of this crop, several of the larger 

 seed companies have offered, at the suggestion of the College, 

 to supply at reduced prices enough seed for one acre (20 lbs.) 

 This seed will be furnished in these small amounts at a little 

 below the rate usually asked for it when ordered in larger quan- 

 tities. Any person ordering more than twenty pounds will pay 

 the regular market price for the balance. Farmers taking 



